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 enlarge | Director: Joby Harold
Actors: Terrence Howard, Fisher Stevens, Arliss Howard, Hayden Christensen, Sam Robards
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Category: DVD
List Price: $28.95
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 10015
Format: Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 84 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WEID81067D
UPC: 796019810678
EAN: 0796019810678
ASIN: B0010X740A
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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not that great June 5, 2008
Francesca Jourdan (Montreal, Canada)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The plot is simple, but reveals pretty much what is going to happen. As I don't want to spoil the movie for others, it's enough to say that 1 out of 700 people that undergo surgery find him/herself awake during the procedure, but unable to call for help.
If I divulge anything else, the script itself becomes obvious, so because of that, I found there were no surprises, no twists.
The acting sucks! Only Lena Olin is worth watching. Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba are mind-blowingly bad. And Terrence Howard is possibly worse.
I found the premise very interesting, but it was, in my opinion, badly scripted - there are several plot holes.
Interesting to watch for the story, but no other reason really.
 If only........ June 4, 2008
The Hawk (ARIZONA)
I loved this movie. I recommend it to anyone who loves quickly and maybe is a bit independent at heart.. this movie is a lesson in life. One many have learned but it is so great to see a film really have such a story that impacts people like this one does. 4 stars definately. I would say 5 BUT if you go to the deleted scenes.. all the emotions are in there. Its really sad. Scenes of Haydens character asking permission to marry, the argument, all the scenes with his mother.. and a great scene with his fiance in the rain.. its really sad that those were cut.. we miss so much without them!! Why can't movie creators come out with the DVD's in the same way they came out with "me myself and irene"?? In that dvd you have a choice in the menu that asks you if you want to watch the full film including the deleted scenes!! No kidding! And at the exact part where the scene is set to take place the DVD shows the deleted scene and then goes on with the movie. All of this is done automatically and I KNOW that if they did this with other films they films would SELL OUT. Everyone would want to see the films with their deleted scenes at least once! AND this film really is one that you cannot watch without going and looking at the scenes that were deleted and removed. 4 stars but if those scenes were in I am sure we all would love this much more!!!
Interesting Concept For A Movie May 28, 2008
L. A. Vitale
There are pros and cons with this movie.
The Pros:
* Interesting Storyline
* Good acting, not great, but good
* Nice amount of suspense
* Good cast of actors
The Cons:
* The holes in the storyline... Like how is a 22 year old leading man smart & savvy enough able to run a huge, profitable corporation?
* Yet this same leading man is still such a mamma'a boy, that he can't confront his mother & tell her anything about his girlfriend, let alone that he's now engaged to this very woman?
* If this leading man is savvy enough to run a huge financial empire, then how can he be so duped by a woman????
These and other loopholes in the storyline made it difficult to give this movie a higher rating.
 Horrible excuse for a movie May 23, 2008
R. Nowak (Green Bay, WI)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This movie was horrible. I rented it because I thought that it sounded like an interesting plot. It was extremely slow, and it jumped to the boring parts very quickly.
There were some sweet parts between Jessica Alba and Hayden. But it made a stupid turn around later.
Watch this movie if your curious, but I suggest renting it first. I dont even believe it is worth the rental fee.
Gasping Surgery Scenes May 11, 2008
jw shimkus (HI, Molokai)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I couldn't watch them split open Hayden Christensen's rib cage. It's like when you're flipping through the channels and you come across one of those Demented hospital specials on Discovery. I hate it and can't help but feel something in my own body. While with the rest of this low-key movie is great fun. I've heard absurd comments about the most trite things in this movie. Even that the Actors are too easy on the eyes! It's filled with big Stars who knock out their lines. Hayden was great while inner monologing. It was silly, in a dark way that was unexpected. Such lines as "Oh S%%%^, am I supposed to feel that? No, hell no!" And then him manning up was classic, shouting with sloppy manliness, "IT DOESN'T HURT! HELL NO!" I had so much fun watching this movie. Great, awesome find. In small ways it reminded me of a shallow version of Ikiru - Criterion Collection
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